Ruby

It wasn't always easy and I'll just say it's a good thing she is sooo stinkin' cute :) Here are a few of my favorite pics of Ruby so far...

Playing Catchup

At some point I'll update this enough so every post doesn't have to start with a comment about how I haven't posted in forever... maybe I'll make a new year's resolution to keep up with this blog. Ok, just made it :)

So, of course a lot has happened in the past 2 and 1/2 years. One of the biggest things is this:

In November of 2009 we bought our first home! It has been quite a bit of work but so much fun and we love having a house! It really is the perfect house for us. Here are a few things that we did because of the house purchase:

Here is a list of what I can remember that we've done to our house:

• removed wallpaper (lots of it! lots of layers of it!) and painted
• sanded the upstairs paneling and painted
• replaced toilets
• replaced old weird bathroom vanity
• ripped out old carpet
• refinished hardwood floors (already under the carpet! lucky us!)
• removed popcorn texture on ceilings
• replaced old light fixtures
• replaced all the light switch covers (simple but makes a big difference)
• transplanted bushes from front flower bed to create a hedge in front of window
• planted lots and lots of daisies around porch
• tilling and planting garden

I wish that I was keeping up with this blog throughout the whole process of working on our house and all the projects we did cause, I'm not going to lie, it is a little dream of mine to have one of those cute home decorating / project blogs that thousands of people look to for advice... maybe someday! ha! :) For now, I hope my mom and sisters enjoy it!